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BLAME that girl in the yellow dress.
Of all the men to finally end the dynasty, it had to be the NSW halfback Trent Hodkinson.
Hodkinson was never supposed to be here, it was meant to be Mitchell Pearce. But Pearce was sacked for that nightclub incident with the girl wearing that yellow dress and the rest is history.
The Blues had the booze ban, they had the courage and now they have the Origin shield for the first time since 2005.
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Trent Hodkinson wheels away after his match and series-winning try. Source: Getty Images
"This team will always be remembered as the team that stopped this great Queensland team," Blues coach Laurie Daley said.
Hodkinson was the seventh halfback employed by the Blues since Queensland started their reign and on Wednesday night he became an instant hero scoring the lone try in a slugfest.
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All night the Blues were trying to get the ball to fullback Jarryd Hayne to weave his magic and it allowed Hodkinson to slip under the guard.
It was just his third run in the Origin arena, after taking just one in Brisbane and another earlier in this match, and the least expected play of them all as he beat Ben Te'o to score.
The 25-year-old then calmly slotted a difficult kick to give NSW the 6-4 victory.
Hodkinson was the one man to puncture the Maroons' defence. Source: News Corp Australia
"I knew I had to take a deep breath," Hodkinson said.
"I certainly had some emotions then."
Daley praised Hodkinson for the way he'd handled his baptism of fire in Origin.
"He played really well composed, calm, that is what happens in Origin you roll with punches sometimes, sometimes you don't get too many opportunities to play Origin and he grabbed his opportunity and that's what it's all about," Daley said.
"He brought a lot of composure and calmness to our team."
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Blues hardman Greg Bird has tried seven times to win an Origin series, but finally he tasted sweet success and as expected was a major contributor with 19 runs for 120m.
"I can't describe the feeling. We've been so close so many years," Bird said.
"This is unbelievable, I've never won a grand final, this is the first Origin series and first anything I've ever won."
Hayne was brilliant, even if he didn't create the points. His strip of Sam Thaiday in the second half won them the game. Queensland could have gone 10-0 ahead and that's usually shut the gates time.
Greg Bird savours his first Origin series victory. Source: Getty Images
Hayne finished the game with the ball in his hands and ran straight to the Blatchys Blues to celebrate with some crowd surfing.
"We had to go to another level every game," Hayne said.
"That's what Origin is about I can't explain it." Just like Origin I, the Blues had brave efforts through injury. Winger William Hopoate played out the second half with an injured shoulder, coming out after pain injections at half-time.
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"I had to do my part for the team," Hopoate said.
It was another folklore type performance from the Blues, it was always going to take something special to end the streak.
They deserved the win and will now go down as the team that ended the dynasty.
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